Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2019 Topps Big League baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6 (five standard, one Blue bonus parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 10 in standard, four in bonus
Cards in this box: 54 (plus one more on the box)
Base set completion: 
39 of 400 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres, Freddie Freeman, Justin Verlander, Luis Severino, Charlie Blackmon, Max Scherzer, Adrian Beltre, Christian Yelich (with Hank Aaron), Mookie Betts, Mike Trout

Rookie Cards – None

Insert cards: 16 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Box card (1) – Juan Soto
Nicknames (2) – Eric Hosmer, Mitch Moreland
Caricature Reproduction (1) – Chris Archer
Wall Climbers (1) – Corey Dickerson
Blast Off! (1) – Bryce Harper
Yellow parallel (5) – Eric Thames, Dereck Rodriguez, Edwin Diaz, Rick Porcello, Harrison Bader
Blue parallel (4) – Gleyber Torres, Masahiro Tanaka, Jean Segura, Avisail Garcia (Walmart boxes only)
Artist's Rendition (1) – Chris Ianetta (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This sophomore release ups the ante on the design front with there being a lot of details on these cards and plenty of into on the backs for a brand that price-wise is on the low-end. This $10 blaster delivers pretty well with base cards, parallels and inserts but I think it just needs some stock variety to help make things feel different and "more" that would put the value feel over the top. The base set is meaty -- 400 cards like last year -- with some subsets that have subtle design tweaks that really don't make them stand out of the pack too much. The size of the set will affect the star power you get in a box, especially in a blaster, but if you go the hobby route at the link above the mix should be good and you should do well in terms of building a set. There are some good autos to be found here just at longer odds -- about one in 550 packs for both basic versions combined and then parallels that could also be found. I can handle longer odds at a lower price. This box included some notables from last year's rookie crop to help things out but my inserts didn't really wow me player-wise. (One highlight would be  Bryce Harper Phillies card.) All in all, I like the design of this one but just wish it had some of the inclusions we see in releases such as Opening Day (with easy odds like years before this one) to add to the fun factor. Bust a hobby box and this could be a decent but not super-flashy collecting experience -- much like releases of the late-1980s and early 1990s (and before) in some ways. And that's not a bad thing.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B+ (rip in higher-volume for an A experience)

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